Kipau Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kipau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3491:23,3632,554
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kipau (127) may also be a first name.

Kipau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kipau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kipau occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 777,192nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. Kipau is mostly found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Kipau reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kipau is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 127 people.

The surname Kipau is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 23,363. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Bougainville, where 64 percent reside, New Ireland, where 12 percent reside and Northern, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keipau9166/
Koipau9111/
Kaipau917/
Kiopau911/
Kipa8910,291/
Kipu89879/
Kiphaut836/
Kaipa8013,022/
Kaipu803,023/
Kuipa801,920/
Koipa80833/
Kipai80434/
Kippa80239/
Kipaa80182/
Khipa80181/
Kiopa80175/
Kupau80146/
Keipa8068/
Kiepa8048/
Cipau8040/
Kepau8039/
Kuipu8028/
Kipah8021/
Keipu8019/
Kipay8018/
Kipae8014/
Koipu8010/
Kiopu8010/
Kiepu808/
Kipou808/
Kipui805/
Kippu805/
Kipha805/
Kipeu804/
Kipue804/
Khipu803/
Kipoa801/
Kidpa801/
Kipga801/
Kihpa801/
Kishpauh771/
Kipaya731,165/
Kipuya73637/
Kipuyo73618/
Kipoya73564/
Kipeja73395/
Kuipou73312/
Kaipah73232/
Kipeya73189/
Kipuji73158/
Chipau73143/
Kipayi73108/
Koipah73104/
Kaipai73100/
Kupahu7373/
Koipuy7364/
Kipaye7364/
Kipaja7356/
Kipiya7342/
Kiepea7333/
Kiphut7330/
Kipust7327/
Kipaji7325/
Kaipay7323/
Kippus7322/
Koipea7322/
Keipoa7320/
Koipui7317/
Kiopai7315/
Kipayo7315/
Koipai7313/
Keapau7313/
Kipach7312/
Kispap7311/
Kaipae739/
Kipaia738/
Kuipas737/
Kaipue736/
Kipuyi736/
Kaaipu735/
Koihpu735/
Khaipu735/
Kaipha735/
Kuipai735/
Kipuye735/
Kipeyu734/
Koiput734/
Kaipou734/
Khipai734/
Khippa734/
Kaipfa733/
Khaipa733/
Kipaha732/
Kipija732/
Kaipea732/
Keipus732/
Kijpat732/
Kippay731/
Kaipaa731/
Kaippu731/
Kippeu731/
Keupau731/
Kepaju731/
Kiepou731/
Kipout731/
Kippah731/
Kipush731/
Kipajo731/
Kitpay731/
Kaaipa731/
Koipou731/
Kuipah731/
Kuipeu731/
Khipha731/
Kiphaa731/
Kaippa731/
Kaipui731/
Kuipae731/
Kuppau731/
Kitpha731/
Kidpat731/
Kieppa731/
Kippad730/
Keipha730/
Kishpauth711/
Kupa6718,118/
Kepa676,025/
Cipa673,484/
Kepu67912/
Kupu67744/
Kypa67415/
Cipu67246/
Kipphut67146/
Kiphuth67130/
Kypu6773/
Kaipust6761/
Kipigia6761/
Käpa6736/
Khaipha6732/
Kiepoue6713/
Qipa6711/
Kippaya6710/
Kiepaya6710/
Kipiyah678/
Kaipast676/
Kipahii675/
Qipu675/
Kitphai674/
Kaiphai674/
Koipash674/
Khaipai673/
Khiepfu673/
Khipaph673/
Kipayio673/
Kipaish672/
Koipuys672/
Kaipuya672/
Khippou672/
Kipouth672/
Kipaiyo672/
Keipash672/
Kaipath671/
Kaippas671/
Kaispay671/
Kiphaid671/
Kaipeah671/
Khiphai671/
Khitpap671/
Kaipaya671/
Kaipaye671/
Kaipuia671/
Kippout671/
Kipahei671/
Kihpaha671/
Kuipoue671/
Chipaju671/
Kaipach671/
Kaipaht671/
Kaiphay671/
Kittpat671/
Kitdput671/
Kjpa671/
Khaiphu671/
Khuipae671/
Kiphult670/
Kippach670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kipau
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